[Cryptography] Verification of Identity

[Paul F Fraser]

On 17/02/2017 7:03 PM, Peter Gutmann wrote:

Thanks for your reply, Peter,

> ProveId is a system I am developing for the purpose of  having a way to prove
>> your identity at very low cost.
> OK, so you've started with a problem.

  Is low cost a problem?

>> X509 client certificate
>> SDSI certificates
>> I intend to verify users by having them provide a list of 5 email addresses

> Now you've added about four or five more problems.
>
> I think this is moving backwards rather than forwards...

Are you saying that it is a problem not worth tackling or are there established reasons to not try.

I can change my approach quite quickly if anyone is able to provide more detail to the problems
Peter raises.

Paul